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Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Baby swept from parents after car crashes into river, CA cops say. Body found
National Baby swept from parents after car crashes into river, CA cops say. Body found A diver found Oliver Cox in the Trinity River on May 6, rescuers said. Screengrab from Trinity County Search and Rescue's Facebook page A baby boy swept away from his parents after their car crashed into a river has been found dead, California officials say. The 9-month-old, identified by rescuers as Oliver Cox, was recovered from the Trinity River in Big Bar on May 6, California Highway Patrol said in a news release. River crash The boy was in a Lexus sedan with his 19-year-old mother and 21-year-old father as they drove on State Route 299 the early morning hours of May 1, Keith Krick, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol, told McClatchy News in a phone interview. The mother was driving when the car 'traveled off the road, down an embankment, and into the Trinity River,' officials said. The couple tried to free themselves and their baby from the submerged car, Krick said. But, 'at some point, the baby was swept away,' Krick said. The mother and father suffered moderate injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, officials said. Neither drugs nor alcohol is considered to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, according to officials. Search for Oliver Trinity County Search and Rescue said a team spent days looking for Oliver, according to a Facebook post from the nonprofit. Rescuers said they, along with a number of additional agencies, meticulously scoured 'the river banks by land, water and air.' The terrain, however, proved 'extremely challenging' and was 'steep, rocky and in some areas impassable,' rescuers said. Many of the rescuers who searched for Oliver are also parents, the nonprofit said. 'The thought of a family having to go through this is unfathomable and extremely heartbreaking,' rescuers said. Oliver found Days after searching the river, a diver found the boy's body in the river Tuesday, May 6, rescuers said in a Facebook post. Trinity County deputies were notified, and 'Oliver was removed from the river,' rescuers said. 'Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Oliver,' rescuers said. Oliver's aunt described him as 'joyful' in an interview with Action News Now. 'He was always playful, always happy to see everybody,' Michelle Huskey told the news outlet. 'He loved his mommy more than anything.' Big Bar is about a 230-mile drive northwest from Sacramento. Daniella Segura McClatchy DC Go to X Email this person Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she's worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Man swept away after falling in river as wife searches for him, CA rescuers say
National Man swept away after falling in river as wife searches for him, CA rescuers say The 57-year-old was stranded in Trinity River, rescuers said. Photo from Trinity County Search and Rescue A man was rescued after falling into a California river and getting swept downstream by the current, rescuers said. A woman called 911 at about 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4, and said her husband was missing after falling 'into the North Fork of the Trinity River, in the Coffee Creek area of Trinity County,' Trinity County Search and Rescue said in a May 5 Facebook post. With the swift current, the wife said her 57-year-old husband became stranded in the river, rescuers said. The swift river current carried the man downstream, rescuers said. Photo from Trinity County Search and Rescue After he 'was swept downstream,' the wife was unable to find him, rescuers said. Rescuers from multiple agencies, including the Trinity Center Fire Department and Trinity County Sheriff's Office, responded to search for the man. Multiple agencies responded to reach for the missing man, rescuers said Photo from Trinity County Search and Rescue As rescuers searched the area, they found the man on an island 'in the middle of the river,' more than a mile from where he fell, according to the nonprofit. The man could not reach the riverbank on his own, so rescuers advised him to stay in place, the nonprofit said. Rescuers said they 'shot a line across the river,' and the man secured it 'around a tree on the island' to be 'used later in the rescue.' Two rescuers swam to the man stranded on the island, a nonprofit said. Photo from Trinity County Search and Rescue Rescuers said they then pulled a line across the river 'with an inflatable kayak and other rescue gear for the stranded man.' After placing the man in the kayak, rescuers took him to shore with a rescue swimmer guiding him in the water, the nonprofit said. The man was placed in a kayak and brought to shore, rescuers said. Photo from Trinity County Search and Rescue First responders medically assessed the man, who was 'very cold, but not injured,' rescuers said. He was then 'reunited with his family,' rescuers said. 'So glad this turned out OK,' Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post. 'BUT it's a warning that the Trinity River is running fast and cold!' Coffee Creek is about a 230-mile drive north from Sacramento. Daniella Segura McClatchy DC Go to X Email this person Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she's worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.
